On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	35	.615	--
Indians	54	37	.593	2.0
Red Sox	48	42	.533	7.5
White Sox	45	42	.517	9.0
Yankees	46	43	.517	9.0
Senators	39	54	.419	18.0
Browns	39	54	.419	18.0
Athletics	35	55	.389	20.5

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Senators 7, Indians 1

Tigers 15, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 7

Browns 13, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	59	26	.694	--
Dodgers	51	36	.586	9.0
Giants	46	38	.548	12.5
Cubs	48	46	.511	15.5
Cardinals	40	43	.482	18.0
Pirates	39	45	.464	19.5
Bees	29	53	.354	28.5
Phillies	29	54	.349	29.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 3

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Pirates 10, Bees 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Barney McCosky	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	Wally Moses	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Sam Chapman	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Grissom	0.50
2	Carl Doyle	0.40
3	Ken Chase	0.33
3	Johnny Rigney	0.33
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	5
2	Herman Besse	3
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Johnny Gorsica	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Roy Joiner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.368
2	Barney McCosky	.351
3	Lou Finney	.350
4	Luke Appling	.349
5	Taffy Wright	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Bob Johnson	19
3	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Hal Trosky	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	84
2	Jimmie Foxx	70
3	Frank McCormick	69
4	Joe DiMaggio	67
4	2 others tied	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	12
4	Lonny Frey	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.83
2	Bob Feller	2.27
3	Bobo Newsom	2.39
4	Bucky Walters	2.44
5	Bill Lohrman	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	16
2	Bucky Walters	15
3	Paul Derringer	14
4	Al Milnar	13
4	Bobo Newsom	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	174
2	Bobo Newsom	86
3	Whit Wyatt	84
4	Tommy Bridges	81
5	Kirby Higbe	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	13
2	Clint Brown	6
2	Jumbo Brown	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.460
2	Wally Judnich	.434
3	Rip Radcliff	.429
4	Joe Cronin	.421
5	Wally Moses	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	8
2	Sam Chapman	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
4	Joe Cronin	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	24
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Frank McCormick	20
4	Hank Leiber	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Stan Hack	5
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
2	Archie McKain	0.60
3	Bill Lohrman	0.76
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.87
5	Johnny Babich	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Alex Carrasquel	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Bill McGee	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Hal Schumacher	19
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Mort Cooper	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Dizzy Trout	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.400
2	Dee Miles	.387
3	Joe DiMaggio	.385
4	Joe Kuhel	.383
5	Rip Radcliff	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Enos Slaughter	10
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Joe Cronin	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	35
2	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Frank McCormick	33
4	Joe Cronin	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Stan Hack	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Gee Walker	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	0.90
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.96
3	Vito Tamulis	1.04
4	Bill Lohrman	1.48
5	Mort Cooper	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bill McGee	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Whit Wyatt	34
3	Claude Passeau	30
4	Cliff Melton	29
5	Hal Schumacher	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Johnny Allen	4
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.346
2	Lou Finney	.336
3	Taffy Wright	.335
4	Rip Radcliff	.333
5	Luke Appling	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	124
3	Hank Greenberg	123
4	Frank McCormick	120
5	Johnny Mize	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Pete Fox	19
4	Mike Kreevich	18
4	Joe Kuhel	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.45
2	Bob Feller	2.52
3	Marius Russo	2.55
4	Vito Tamulis	2.57
5	Ted Lyons	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	25
1	Bob Feller	25
1	Bucky Walters	25
4	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Al Milnar	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	280
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Johnny Rigney	148
4	Tommy Bridges	127
4	Paul Derringer	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	13
3	Jumbo Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Clyde Shoun	10